Gun control

President Herzog to press for anti-gun legislation, meets with Arab victims of violent crime

Herzog declared that every local authority should make the banning of guns and violence of any kind a top priority.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog meets with bereaved families from the Arab communities, at the presidentäs residence in Jerusalem on February 15, 2026.
Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

US agents involved in latest Minneapolis shooting put on leave, media reports say

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a condolence motion following the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australia's lower house of Parliament toughens up on gun laws in wake of Bondi Beach shooting

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a press conference to give an update on the deadly shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, at the NSW Parliament, in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australia’s New South Wales passes sweeping gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Hanukkah attack


We cannot continue to minimize antisemitism - opinion

It’s time to call out the blatant, antisemitic coverage that’s providing cover to the rising wave of antisemitism in the US and beyond.

 MOURNERS ATTEND a vigil after the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Gun control alone not enough to combat US terrorism - analysis

As Louis D. Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth Marcus wrote after the mass shooting in Buffalo on May 14, we are in an age where way too many people have been infected with hateful ideologies.

 Community members gather at a memorial site near the parade route the day after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US July 5, 2022

US House panel asks gunmakers to testify amid mass shootings

US House Oversight Committee asks chief executives of gun manufacturers to testify on July 20 as the nation continues to suffer from mass shootings.

 A child's bike is left behind after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US July 4, 2022.

Jewish toddler orphaned at Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre

Aiden reportedly survived because his father shielded him with his body • shooter's father is a well-known local figure who owns a deli and once unsuccessfully ran for mayor

 Children, carrying a Highland Park Aquatics banner, pause after hearing gunfire, at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 4, 2022 in this screengrab obtained from social media video

House passes gun-safety legislation in victory for Biden

The House voted 234-193 for the bill.

US Capitol building

US Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits

In the Senate vote late on Thursday, 15 Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting for the bill. It will next go for approval to the House of Representatives.

 Senator Mark Kelly arrives at the US Capitol to vote as the Senate works to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, US, August 8, 2021.

US Senate poised to move forward on first significant gun legislation in decades

The 80-page bill, announced Tuesday, does not go as far as Democrats including President Biden had sought. But if passed, it would be the most significant action to combat gun violence in years.

  Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in the 'March for Our Lives', one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington, D.C., US, June 11, 2022.

Gunman opens fire on Texas summer camp, shot by police

A gunman opened fire on a children's summer camp in Duncanville, Texas. Police arrived very shortly after the incident began and gunfire was exchanged. The shooter was shot and died of his wounds.

Around 250 children at a summer camp in Duncanville, Texas, went on lockdown after a gunman entered the building.

Bipartisan US Senate group unveils framework on gun safety reform

The talks followed a series of high-profile mass shootings in the United States, including one at a school in Uvalde, Texas, last month that killed 19 young children.

  Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in the 'March for Our Lives', one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington, D.C., US, June 11, 2022.

International travel still lags amid COVID, inflation and gun worries

Travel industry leaders in the US acknowledged that potential visitors are worried about gun violence due to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Texas and elsewhere.

 Travelers at Orlando International Airport, on May 23, 2022.